Tag: Jerome Valcke

Tuesday, June 2nd 2015 - 05:18 UTC
FIFA scandal points to Valcke, as 'high ranking official' in US$ 10m transfer

The ongoing FIFA scandal has prompted FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke to skip the opening news conference of the Women’s World Cup. As of Sunday evening, Valcke had been slated to attend Thursday’s event in Vancouver along with Canadian and other officials. But that changed Monday afternoon.
Thursday, May 22nd 2014 - 01:07 UTC
FIFA demands second test for the recently opened Sao Paulo stadium

FIFA has demanded Brazil’s World Cup organizers stage one final test event at the Sao Paulo stadium staging the June 12 opener. The Brazilian league schedule has been re-jigged to accommodate Corinthians match against Brazilian champions Cruzeiro at the 68,000-seat Itaquerao, which is still unfinished, on June first.
Saturday, May 17th 2014 - 06:58 UTC
Rousseff 'fed up' with Blatter; hopes Brazil win the Cup playing Argentina in the final match

Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff confessed on Thursday evening during dinner with journalists that she is fed up with FIFA chief Joseph Blatter and said the last chapter of protests in the Brazilian cities that will host the World Cup next month were a failure.
Saturday, May 17th 2014 - 06:39 UTC
Blatter admits that awarding Qatar the 2022 World Cup was a 'mistake'

Awarding the 2022 soccer World Cup to Qatar was a 'mistake' and the tournament will probably have to be held in the winter because of the heat, FIFA president Sepp Blatter has said.“Of course, it was a mistake. You know, one comes across a lot of mistakes in life,” he told Swiss television station RTS in an interview.
Monday, April 28th 2014 - 23:40 UTC
FIFA's Valcke downplays 'favelas' violence: “finally we will be talking about football”

FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke downplayed recent violence in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro as a threat to the upcoming World Cup. The city was the scene of violent outbursts last week when a dancer was found dead with his friends and family blaming the killing on the police.
Wednesday, March 5th 2014 - 04:30 UTC
Blatter becomes Brazilian: Cup problems under control: it will be an exceptional event

Problems with Brazil's World Cup venues are under control with just 100 days to go before the first match kicks off, FIFA president Sepp Blatter said on Tuesday.
Wednesday, January 22nd 2014 - 16:59 UTC
“Without a stadium, we can't organize a match”, FIFA warns city of Curitiba

Curitiba risks being dropped as a venue for this year's World Cup finals if work on the Arena da Baixada stadium there fails to make significant progress, FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke said on Tuesday. Curitiba is set to host four group matches, including the meeting of holders Spain and Australia.
Thursday, December 26th 2013 - 07:37 UTC
FIFA calls on Brazil to work flat-out in the months ahead of World Cup June 12 kick-off

FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke says there is a huge amount still to do in preparations for the World Cup. In his end-of-year statement on FIFA.com, the Frenchman urges Brazil 2014 organizers to work flat out in the months before the June 12 kick-off in Sao Paulo to deliver on their promises.
Friday, December 6th 2013 - 06:57 UTC
FIFA announces 358m dollars of prize money for the 2014 Cup

The 32 teams at next year's World Cup finals will share a total fund of 576 million dollars, including a prize-money pot of 358m with the winners taking home 35m, FIFA said on Thursday. The amount of money made available to the countries taking part has increased 37% from the 420m on offer at the 2010 finals in South Africa.
Friday, December 6th 2013 - 06:30 UTC
FIFA nervous about Cup stadiums; Brazil argues brides are never on time for marriage

Brazilian government has brushed aside the importance of more delays in completing 2014 World Cup stadiums, saying that missing FIFA's deadline will not affect the country's ability to successfully host next year's tournament.